Category Archives: Education

Special Educational Needs gets debated in Parliament

Posted on February 2, 2020 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday a vital debate took place in Westminster Hall under the title of Special Educational Needs and Disability Funding. The debate was convened by the Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham, Munira Wilson who is also their spokesperson for Health … Continue reading →

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Do any of the Tory MPs believe in their manifesto promises?

Posted on January 27, 2020 by ianchisnall

We seem to be at a very significant point in history on several levels. For those of us who were thrilled that were able to join the European Communities almost exactly 47 years ago following campaigns by the two main … Continue reading →

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Conservative MPs need to listen to a colleague in the House of Lords

Posted on January 21, 2020 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday in the House of Lords, Jean Coussins who is a crossbench Baroness spoke very clearly about Erasmus+ which is the theme in amendment 38 that 344 Tory and DUP MPs chose to reject on the 8th January, just … Continue reading →

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We need a major shift in education policies

Posted on December 11, 2019 by ianchisnall

As we prepare for a new Parliament and a new Government to be formed, it would appear that the Tories need to radically change their policies when it comes to School provision and that they along with Labour and the … Continue reading →

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A person who has worked hard for small businesses

Posted on December 10, 2019 by ianchisnall

As we reach the end of the election campaign and are about to discover what the make-up of our new Parliament will be, we may gain some very effective new MPs and no doubt some deeply concering ones but we … Continue reading →

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We need to find a way of promoting real Independent candidates

Posted on November 13, 2019 by ianchisnall

For some people who have recently been thrown out of their party such as Dominic Grieve, the plan to stand as an Independent MP makes a great deal of sense and given how radical he has been as a Tory … Continue reading →

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2019 General Election follows European Election which followed Local Elections!

Posted on November 11, 2019 by ianchisnall

It appears as though the election scheduled to take place a month from tomorrow will be a great deal more uncertain than the previous events that most people have ever experienced. The number of well-known existing MPs who have either … Continue reading →

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Lets avoid focusing on GE2019 for the next week

Posted on November 2, 2019 by ianchisnall

The focus by our media and public and online discussions are now extensively focused on the events due to take place on 12th December. This of course will make sense to the MPs and political parties and the donors to … Continue reading →

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Seven years is not a very long time in unchained Politics

Posted on October 31, 2019 by ianchisnall

Its is intriguing that a group of people like Patel, Truss, Raab, Kwarteng and Skidmore who are now presenting themselves as credible members of the next Government (if their party gets a majority of seats) sat down and wrote a … Continue reading →

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Ken Baker describes how Gove & colleagues have failed for last 10 years

Posted on October 30, 2019 by ianchisnall

On Monday while MPs in the House of Commons were arguing about whether to hold election no 3 in four and a half years, their colleagues in the House of Lords took part in a debate under the title “Vocational … Continue reading →

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